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David McGavock

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Buddhism dukkha truth

shared by David McGavock on 09 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • Human beings experience dukkha in many forms—certain types of dukkha have to do with plain and simple suffering, while other forms of dukkha would not really be experienced as suffering at all. They appear more to us in the form of the pleasure of apparent happiness.
  • Some dukkha is avoidable and some is unavoidable, and we need to understand the difference.
  • The last two truths, the truth of the cessation of suffering and the path that leads to cessation, could be said to be noble.
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  • What is in fact noble, though, is the person who fully realizes the four truths altogether.
  • Buddhism teaches us that if we cultivate the right attitude and are able to look simply into ourselves and our perspectives, predilections, and habit patterns, we can reduce and ultimately eliminate the avoidable forms of suffering.
  • there are two parts to the solution: looking at the causes of dukkha and finding the means of reducing or stopping it.
  • We are asked to settle our mind on that which is unchanging.
  • Settling the mind on the unchanging has a calming effect on the mind generally, but it also leads to a state that allows us to relate to what is transient and ephemeral with a mental attitude born of a more enlightened view, one that does not seek permanent joy and happiness from things that are impermanent
  • The first lesson we have to learn is that samsara does not deliver all that it promises. We have to recognize that transient pleasures are simply that and nothing more.
  • It is possible not to get upset when people speak ill of us. It is possible to be free of paranoia about what others are thinking of us. When we feel loss and we grieve, we can do so without the emotions overwhelming us, opening the door to despair and depression.
  • We can also learn how not to generate further suffering by accepting the unavoidable suffering of old age, sickness, and death.
  • The first noble truth reveals to us the meaning of suffering. Painful experiences can teach us a lot.
  • It is about utilizing our painful experiences, the truth of suffering, with fortitude and dignity, and thereby making ourselves stronger and more mature.
  • We cannot digest the powerful medicine of the dharma in one dose, but as we treat ourselves in a stepwise fashion, our capacity to absorb dharma increases.
  • David McGavock on 09 Mar 16
     
    "The Buddhist path begins with the recognition of suffering-not just the pointed suffering of sickness, aging, or death, but the vague feeling of anxiety and dissatisfaction that underlies every moment of our lives. "
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